Author Archives: Zulma Tobar

WOMEN ORGANIZED IN SAVING GROUPS / MUJERES ORGANIZADAS EN GRUPOS DE AHORRO

(ABAJO EN ESPAÑOL) U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities joins in the joy of CRIPDES and the communities of CRIPDES Sur La Libertad in celebrating a decade of implementing savings groups for women. This has been a successful project that has not only opened doors for rural women to start saving habits and become economically autonomous, but […]

2024 BANGOR-MARYLAND DELEGATION REFLECTIONS

ABAJO EN ESPAÑOL As we learned about The Current Realities in El Salvador through the Popular Education Model waves of emotions flowed: admiration for the perseverance of the social movement under the State of Exception, anger and frustration at human rights violations—so many innocents detained unjustly, joy and love on reuniting with friends and making new connections in our sister […]

Sister Cities is hiring!

The US-El Salvador Sister Cities Network is continuing the search for a new co-coordinator to work in our El Salvador office. This position will be based in San Salvador, to start in ealy spring 2024. Please find the full job description below, and share it with anyone you think may be interested. We are accepting […]

INVESTIGATION REVEALS PATTERNS OF BLOCKADES AND THREATS TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EL SALVADOR

San Salvador, November 28, 2023. Social organizations in El Salvador face some of the harshest realities since the signing of the Peace Accords: elimination of spaces for citizen participation, obstacles to their legalization, harassment in social networks, censorship, blockades, police harassment and threats of closure are some of the patterns identified.

ENHANCING YOUTH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP / POTENCIANDO EL LIDERAZO COMUNITARIO DE LAS JUVENTUDES

(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last weekend, a gathering was held with young people from different communities of Suchitoto. It was organized and promoted by the youth secretariat of PROGRESO.  A total of 34 young people who do not yet belong to any area of organizational work and others who are already part of Youth Committees, women’s committees, […]

Agroecology project in Las Anonas a success / Proyecto Agroecológico en Las Anonas, un Éxito

(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Agroecological practices offer a useful tool in the effort to combat climate change and assure food security. CRIPDES, The Association for Development in El Salvador, secured funding from the United Nations through the GEF Small Grants Programme and selected the community of Las Anonas de Santa Cruz as a beneficiary of a $25,000 […]

Bukele: commemorating 4 years in office with 3 announcements

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) June 1st marked the fourth year of Nayib Bukele’s presidency in El Salvador.  In the framework of the fourth year report of his presidency, presented to the legislative assembly, government cabinet, a good group of youtubers and content creators, Bukele began his speech by alluding to the issue of security – the […]

CRIPDES CALLS ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ATTACKS

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) CRIPDES has released the following statement to call on the international community, social movement and friends to be alert of possible attacks after police officers searched one of its offices in Aguilares on March 30th.

Soldiers driving public transportation in El Salvador

(PUBLICADO ORIGINALMENTE POR LA PRENSA GRÁFICA) Military personnel drive units of routes 42 and 152 confiscated from Catalino Miranda, and the Government announces the hiring of drivers.   On Saturday, the Government announced the capture of  transport businessman Catalino Miranda and removal of permits to drive 42 and 152 routes managed by his company ACOSTES. […]